A recent newspaper article called "Elephant tears: Newborn weeps after being parted from mother who tried to kill him" reports about a newborn male elephant who "cried for five hours without stopping ...

They say an elephant never forgets, but how much truth is behind this adage? In reality, elephants truly do have incredible memories! This video shows us just how well elephants can remember — and how ...

Humans appear to be the only species clearly proven to shed tears specifically because of emotions. Elephants, primates, and dogs show behaviors and biological responses that come closest to human ...

Historically, conservation has mostly focused on numbers like population and habitat size. However, in the mid-2000s, ...

African Savanna elephants have the largest ears, resembling the shape of Africa, whereas Asian elephants possess smaller, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Elephants belong to an ancient lineage that extends back ...

When in doubt, Asian elephants draw on their celebrated memory, intelligence and experience to weigh risks, making nuanced choices — behaviours that may be explained by their advanced brain structures ...